ANCESTOR WORSHIP 18 – BIRD & DIZ AT TOWN HALL

Episode 18 from 2012 features a “live” concert by the Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker sextet with Don Byas, Al Haig, Curley Russell, Max Roach, and special guest drummer Big Sid Catlett at Town Hall in New York City on June 22, 1945, introduced by Symphony Sid, and “live” sessions featuring Bird with the Jazz at the Philharmonic All Stars of Norman Granz recorded in 1946 (or either 1947) and 1949.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

BIRD & DIZ AT TOWN HALL

ANCESTOR WORSHIP 18

John Sinclair, Temple Dragon Temple, Amsterdam, December 21, 2012 [21133]

Charlie Parker: Another Hairdo

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Intro by Symphony Sid

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Bebop

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: A Night In Tunisia

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Groovin’ High

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Salt Peanuts

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Hot House

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Fifty Second Street Theme

Charlie Parker: Oh, Lady, Be Good!

Charlie Parker: The Closer

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced, recorded, edited & assembled by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Special thanks to Sunny, Celia & Beyonce Sinclair, and Alec 622

November 20, 2020November 17, 2020

ANCESTOR WORSHIP 03 – DIG

John Sinclair visits two important Miles Davis recording sessions for Prestige Records from the early 1950s: a sextet date on October 5, 1951 with the youngsters Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone and Jackie McLean on alto, and The Musings of Miles session from the spring of 1955 with Red Garland on piano, Oscar Pettiford on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

DIG

ANCESTOR WORSHIP 03

John Sinclair, NE Sector, Detroit, August 27, 2012 [20657]

Charlie Parker: Another Hairdo

Miles Davis: Dig

Miles Davis: Out Of The Blue

Miles Davis: Bluing

Miles Davis: I Didn’t

Miles Davis: A Gal in Calico

Miles Davis: Will You Still Be Mine?

Miles Davis: A Night in Tunisia

Miles Davis: Green Haze

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced, recorded, edited & assembled by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Special thanks to Sunny, Celia & Beyonce Sinclair

November 1, 2018November 4, 2018

Retrospective 001: Democracy & The Freedom Suite

For the month of November we’ll present a series of posts highlighting past shows, connected by way of different themes., and including news items, video and audio releases and commentary. Stay tuned with the Radio Free Amsterdam 24/7 player.

Here are two shows from the archives: Democracy by Bruce Pingree, and Freedom Suite by John Sinclair. Enjoy. Turn it up.

–Steve Fly

BLUES SHOW 300: DEMOCRACY

Bruce Pingree is playing a tribute to the recently departed Allman Boothers drummer Butch Trucks in his 300^th episode for Radio Free Amsterdam with music from the Allman Boothers Band and Johnny Jenkins, plus a series of songs by Mighty Sam McClain, and cuts from Eric Mingus, Sharon Lewis & Texas Fire, and Dr. John.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

DEMOCRACY

THE BLUES SHOW 300

Bruce Pingree, WUNH-FM, Durham, NH, January 29, 2017 [BPBS-0300]

[01] Allman Brothers Band: Hoochie Coochie Man

[02] Johnny Jenkins: I Walk On Guilded Spliters

[03] Johnny Jenkins: Voodoo And You

[04] Allman Brothers Band: Done Somebody Wrong

[05] Mighty Sam McClain: Love One Another

[06] Mighty Sam McClain: Give It Up To Love

[07] Mighty Sam McClain: If It Wasn’t For The Blues

[08] Mighty Sam McClain: Lord Will Make A Way

[09] Mighty Sam McClain: A Change Is Gonna Come

[10] Eric Mingus: Democracy

[11] Sharon Lewis & Texas Fire: Freedom

[12] Dr. John: Huey “Piano” Smith Medley

[13] Dr. John: Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by Bruce Pingree for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced by Bruce Pingree at WUNH-FM, Durham, NH

Recorded by Joe McDonough

Editing, post-production, & annotation by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

ANCESTOR WORSHIP 59: THE FREEDOM SUITE

Our project for this month is an investigation into the music recorded by BYG Records following a music festival held in Paris in 1969, collected on a 3-disc boox set called JazzActuel produced by Thurston Moore & Byron Coley that I found in the collection of Mark Ritsema in Rotterdam. Tonight’s program features Volume 1, which includes cuts by Steve Lacy, Archie Shepp, Sunny Murray, Sonny Sharrock, Grachan Moncur III, Clifford Thornton, and Jacques Coursil.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

EXPLORATION

ANCESTOR WORSHIP 60

John Sinclair, Hightop Circle, Hamden CT, October 23, 2013 [JSAW-0060]

[01] Opening Theme: Charlie Parker: Another Hairdo

[02] Steve Lacy: Note

[03] Archie Shepp: Blasé

[04] Sunny Murray: Red Cross

[05] Sonny Sharrock: Soon

[06] Grachan Moncur III: Exploration

[07] Clifford Thornton: Pan-African Festival

[08] Jacques Coursil: Black Suite (Part 2)

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced, recorded, edited & assembled by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Special thanks to Mark Ritsema, Steve The Fly, and Kathy Sinclair

May 27, 2018May 9, 2018

Ancestor Worship 95: The Magic City

This week’s episode of Ancestor Worship presents your host’s most favorite Arkestra creations, from the ESP-Disk Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra, Volume 2 and the Saturn Records release The Maic City, both from 1966. These recordings represent the Arkestra at its first full peak and it gives me reat pleasure to offer them here.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

THE MAGIC CITY

ANCESTOR WORSHIP 95

John Sinclair, Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Amsterdam, June 23, 2014 [18293]

Charlie Parker: Another Hairdo

Sun Ra & His Solar Myth Arkestra: The Sun Myth

Sun Ra & His Solar Myth Arkestra: The Magic City

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced, recorded, edited & assembled by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Special thanks to Jerry Poynton & Helen Oliver Adelson and Steve The Fly

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

THE MAGIC CITY

ANCESTOR WORSHIP 95

John Sinclair, Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Amsterdam, June 23, 2014 [18293]

Charlie Parker: Another Hairdo

Sun Ra & His Solar Myth Arkestra: The Sun Myth

Sun Ra & His Solar Myth Arkestra: The Magic City

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced, recorded, edited & assembled by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Special thanks to Jerry Poynton & Helen Oliver Adelson and Steve The Fly

May 20, 2018May 7, 2018

Ancestor Worship 94: Heliocentric

This week’s episode of music from Sun Ra & His Arkestra in celebration of the composer’s 100^th birthday presents the elongated title track of the album Other Planes of There (Saturn LP 206, 1964) and the music from Ra’s breakthrough album with the public, The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra, Volume 1 (ESP-Disk 1014, 1965).

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

HELIOCENTRIC

ANCESTOR WORSHIP 94

John Sinclair, Blackheath Studios, London, May 15, 2014 [18279]

Charlie Parker: Another Hairdo

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Other Planes of There

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Heliocentric

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Outer Nothingness

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Nebulae

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: The Cosmos

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Other Worlds

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Of Heavenly Things

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Dancing In The Sun

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced, recorded, edited & assembled by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Special thanks to Nick Smith & Steve The Fly

May 13, 2018May 5, 2018

Ancestor Worship 93: Plutonian Nights

Our third installment of the early works of Sun Ra (1956-1965) in celebration o fthe composer’s 100^th birthday features music from the albums The Nubians of Plutonia (Saturn LP 406, 1958-59), Interstellar Low Ways (Saturn LP 203, 1960), The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra (Savoy, 1961), Bad & Beautiful (Saturn LP, 1961), and Other Planes of There (Saturn LP 206, 1964).

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

PLUTONIAN NIGHTS

ANCESTOR WORSHIP 93

John Sinclair, Blackheath Studios, London, May 15, 2014 [18265]

Charlie Parker: Another Hairdo

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Star Time

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: The Lady with the Golden Stockings

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Plutionian Nights

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Interstellar Low Ways

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Of Sounds And Something Else

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: The Bad and the Beautiful

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Ankh

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Sound Spectra > Spec Sket

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Spiral Galaxy

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Urnack

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced, recorded, edited & assembled by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Special thanks to Nick Smith & Steve The Fly

May 6, 2018May 2, 2018

Ancestor Worship 92: Between Two Worlds

Our celebration of the Sun Ra centeniial continues with this program of selections from a series of albums recorded in Chicago between 1956-59, including Angels and Demons at Play (Saturn LP 407, 1956), Jazz in Silhouette (Saturn LP 205, 1958), and The Nubians of Plutonia (Saturn LP 406, 1958-59).

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

BETWEEN TWO WORLDS

ANCESTOR WORSHIP 92

John Sinclair, Blackheath Studios, London, May 15, 2014 [18251]

Charlie Parker: Another Hairdo

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Medicine for a Nightmare

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: A Call for All Demons

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Angels and Demons at Play

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Demon’s Lullaby

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Between Two Worlds

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Tiny Pyramids

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Music from the World Tomorrow

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Aiethopia

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Africa

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Nubia

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Ancient Aiethopia

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Watusa

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced, recorded, edited & assembled by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Special thanks to Nick Smith & Steve The Fly

April 29, 2018April 6, 2018

Ancestor Worship 91: We Travel The Spaceways

Tonight we begin our elongated celebration of the 100^th birthday of Sun Ra, who descended on the Third Planet on May 22, 1914 and left on May 23, 1993, with a program of selections from his early years with the Arkestra in Chicago, recored bewteen 1956 and 1960 and issued on the albums We Travel the Spaceways (Saturn LP 409, 1956), Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth (Saturn LP 207, 1956-58), Jazz in Silhouette (Saturn LP 205, 1958), and Interstellar Low Ways (Saturn LP 203, 1960).

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

WE TRAVEL THE SPACEWAYS

ANCESTOR WORSHIP 91

John Sinclair, Blackheath Studios, London, May 18, 2014 [18237]

Charlie Parker: Another Hairdo

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: We Travel the Spaceways

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Outer Spaceways Inc.

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Tapestry from an Asteroid

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: New Horizons

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Planet Earth

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Horoscope

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Enlightenment